The Grenada gazette., 1887-06-25
QUALITIES OF PI,;s
Improving Swine Up to . Cor..,
Yielding q Fair Pron. "oh h

A writer on the pig has said A..
there are several points to hs W, y
served. and these should bav0 0' ~ -
sideration before all Others" toa ~
''fineness OF bone and absanea a
bristles, as the latter have been r's ~
away from all the best breeds ~ ~
they. the bristles, will not be to1s,'.a ~
ON any respectable farm Thu,
should eat quietly and not ro,m ,h.
not even walking about his pen s' Al.
eating" p'A 'l's
Not . few persons, in establishjn,
herd Of swine, have been T. fluencsl,
views similar to those quoted ,bas,
not estimating at their full forp \
ease and expedition with which N
hog could be made to part with tho,
characteristics that formed a lrs,s'
work against inroads from dse,s1
The ease with which the hog has bps
improved has tempted some breeders
push this improvement, in some c,,a,
just q little too far. Novices h,r
taken up where the regular breede,
have left off, and have pushed it \
yond the limit of safety. Thi, i,
been done by selecting on their ov
Judgment, or it may be better to -,
on their own fancy.
If beginners would more frequenN|
than has been the custom, leave n
selection of pair Of pigs to tic mai
who has bred them, it is not impI
sible that the outcome would be betel
than it sometimes is. The novice. Id
to himself, is quite inclined to act upo|
the suggestions above quoted, seekin|
a pair with smallest bones in the herd
and with absolutely no bris,les at Al
and perhaps, hardly q remnal|
of hair. Then. give the noyid
a few years time in which to bns
in-and-in, feeding high on yuj
and rich slops, to the exclusion Of pad
urc grasses, cultivating the tendene|
always shown by the high-bred n
fulfilled hog, to take little or no exs
else, and sleep much of the time, al
it re quires but few years to plaI
the offspring from swine 50 reared Al
managed where they will give up rigl
quickly under exposure TO inclemsl
weather, or to any prevailing diseas|
In fact, such a collection isa good nul
cry for disease to begin its work in
The really successful swne.grov|
and feeder keeps clear Of that eztred
refinement that his observation ad
good sense tell him can not be indulgl
in with safety. Up to the limit
safety, or near it, prudent mi
can secure abundant succed
and his swine may. as 1hI
have with many, prove to be that ki1
of property that once a year furnish
the cash that pays the interest on |
mortgage, and eventually pays \
principal. Pigs bred up to a prop
degree of refinement, but not beyo1
IL
it, will bring good litters' both as
numbers and strength, but whd|
through too close breeding and oth1
wise using the agencies that sap
strength and vital forces, inier'll|
follows, then the stock must
changed right speedily or else look
other sources for an income, TOT y
swine will not furnish ready lu|
to check against
When men have succeeded IN =
ting improved swine up to what %
be rightly termed condition ioEya1
ing a fair profit. in contrad'si'neaoa
the woods hog that is believed 'oyn1]
no profit, it will not meet the inal1
tions If they attempt to do that in lnp]
sible thing, namely, to keep health Y
stamina in the hog under undue Y
finement. Exercise and abundant
erty was a leading condition IN
natural state. and if health ana v
meat in the hog are wanted eA'l'I
must he encouraged rather 'hah
make this impossible, by too close !
finement, depending, to the r,I., oas1
limit, upon pasture grass'-'''"
IsAo- GincE .L0MrnQE.